New Delhi: Mother Dairy, the leading milk supplier in the national capital region, on Friday hiked milk prices by up to Rs 2 per litre, effective on Saturday, citing higher procurement cost from farmers.
The leading milk supplier in the national capital region has increased the prices for the first time in more than two years. It also comes days after Amul hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre.
The company has increased the prices of only poly pack milk and not bulk vended milk, also known as token milk.
The decision comes days after Amul hiked milk prices by Rs 2 per litre.
"Mother Dairy to raise the consumer prices of its poly pack milk variants in Delhi NCR from May 25, 2019. The 1 litre pack has been increased by Re 1 only and the 500 ml pack by Rs 2 a litre, effectively impacting the consumer by Re 1 per pack," the company said.
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Mother Dairy would continue to support the dairy farmers with remunerative prices, which is also the main reason for the price hike. It passes close to 80 per cent of the sales realisation to the farmers.
According to the new rate, full cream milk would cost Rs 53 per litre from Rs 52 now, while half a litre would have a MRP of Rs 27 from Rs 26 earlier.
Full cream (Premium) milk would be sold at Rs 55 per litre and half litre at Rs 28.
The rate of toned milk has been increased to Rs 42 from Rs 41 per litre. Half litre pouch would cost Rs 22 from Rs 21 earlier.
Double Toned Milk (Live Lite) would be sold at Rs 36 per litre from tomorrow from Rs 34 earlier. For 500 ml pouch, the rate has been revised to Rs 19 from Rs 18.
The price of 500 ml skimmed milk (Dietz) has been hiked to Rs 21 from Rs 20.
In cow milk, there has been no increase in rate for one litre poly pack but the half litre pack would be costlier by Rs 1 at Rs 22.
